XML can be a wonderful thing. Storing XML in SQL Server can be wonderful, too. It gives you a place to store a lot of data in one field and is especially useful if that data is considered one unit Continue reading Saving Objects–Simple, Not Difficult
I was working with a DataGrid that had a ButtonColumn in it. I had a need to set the CommandArgument for this button. Did you know there is no way to set a CommandArgument for a ButtonColumn? I was all Continue reading They Thought They Could Stop Me.
Today we started getting an error from three web applications. Two were web services and one was an ASP.NET MVC website. The error was: Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Net.Http, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a’ or one of its dependencies. The Continue reading System.Net.Http Error After Visual Studio 15.8.1 (2017) Update
I’ve been ignoring PowerShell for a very long time, even though I know it is the future of scripting. The structure of the language is very foreign, with all of the pipe options. But I muddled through the examples I Continue reading Batch Applying MetaFLAC ReplayGain Tags To Recursive Album Folders
Our team recently began having trouble working with SSRS reports in a VS2017 solution. The problem began when I opened up the report solution and was prompted to upgrade the report project files. If I didn’t upgrade them, I couldn’t Continue reading SSRS Projects Fail To Load/Incompatible With Visual Studio 2017
I found this piece of code and when I ran it, I was surprised how usable it actually was. At the time, I needed something that would allow me to sort an array of things by dragging and dropping. The Continue reading Arrangeable FlowLayout Panel
This issue came to me today at work where two devs said they couldn’t add a new view to a project. I repro’d it right away and began investigating. The problem was isolated to one project in the solution. I Continue reading VS2015 Hangs/Freezes When Adding MVC Controller or View
Today, I went to add a new team project to TFS. I did the usual steps by giving it a name and choosing the template type (not really relevant to me since I’m a solo programmer). Visual Studio worked for Continue reading TFS 2012 Fails To Create New Team Project
Today I got an email from Yahoo. You know, they’ve been having some security issues lately with millions of accounts being compromised. The email said they noticed I hadn’t changed my password in a while. That was kind of odd Continue reading Yahoo Security Is Still A Joke
A colleague and I were talking at lunch recently about spam and how clever spam and phishing attempts are getting. But still, there is still so far to go. One of the biggest failures of spammers is their sheer stupidity. Continue reading Spam Gallery–Diliver Your Package